Tag Archives: Applied Theology

Major Covenants of the Old Testament, part 2

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Old Covenant   Today we will cover the last of the three main covenants of the Old Testament, the Old Covenant.  Note that there is a difference between Old Testament and Old Covenant. The Old Testament is the collection of records … Continue reading →

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“As it was in the days of Noah…”

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Don Merritt

“…so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.” Matthew 24:37 The days of Noah were filled with evil and so are the times we live in! How many times I have heard this quoted as “proof” … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: September 22

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Don Merritt

Discipline! Today’s Text:              Hebrews 12 Introduction This chapter begins with the word “therefore” connecting it with what has just preceded it. “These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned … Continue reading →

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Feelings and Spiritual Truth

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Don Merritt

This kind of talk is not popular these days, and I know that it may irritate you… so here goes! OK, it’s not all that bad, but it is a terrible mistake to think that spiritual truth has anything to … Continue reading →

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Major Covenants of the Old Testament, part 1

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Don Merritt

Introduction Three covenants from the Old Testament from the entire bas of New Testament theology.  Even though there are other covenants mentioned in the Old Testament, these three are referred to over and over by Jesus and the Apostles in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: September 15

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Don Merritt

By Faith Today’s Text:              Hebrews 11 Introduction This is the famous chapter on faith.  It follows from the introduction to the subject in 10:35-39, and falls within a context in Hebrews to bolster the theme of perseverance through trials and … Continue reading →

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I don’t need church to believe!

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’ve heard people say things like that often, how about you?  It’s an interesting idea, don’t you think?  I believe, so why should I have to deal with church…? It is true when people say that they can worship God … Continue reading →

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Covenant as Theological Core

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Don Merritt

In our last discussion of the concept of Biblical covenant, we focused on hesed or covenant-keeping.  This time, let’s go a little further into the subject of covenants and take a look at covenant as the central core of our theology… … Continue reading →

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The Other Question

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Don Merritt

This Could Turn into a Rant! In the interests of full disclosure, this question was asked before the question I posted about this morning. You can read the earlier post here. The question was: Do you see the Holy Spirit working … Continue reading →

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Is the Holy Spirit working in your life?

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’ll give you a minute to ponder that question… This question came up in a Sunday School Class I attended recently.  Nobody took a vote or anything; there was no show of hands.  There was a fair amount of conversation … Continue reading →

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